Hennessey Performance upgrades Dodge Challenger Engine to 725 hp
Hennessey is apparently not happy with what Dodge has provided for its new millennium Challenger, among other cars, and has set out to rectify things the Hennessey way. Therefore what you are about to read is a true account of how things stand as far as a vehicle called the SRT700 Turbo is concerned.
Starting off with a 426 ci motor that strokes forged aluminum pistons, forged steel connecting rods, a 426 stroker crankshaft, polished intake manifold and a balanced rotating assembly, Hennessey then built upon this mighty house that’s clearly not founded on sandy land.
Added is a single 67mm turbo that works alongside a stainless steel turbo Y pipe, a single 44mm wastegate and a front-mounted intercooler. You know at some point, probably soon after turning the ignition, things are getting’ hot up in here!
How hot exactly? Try 725 bhp hot. Or 750 lb-ft of torque hot. It’s all downhill from there as the Challenger SRT700 literally charges down the road from naught in a matter of 3.5 seconds to reach 60 mph. The old school performance measurement of quarter mile is covered in 11.3 seconds at a speed of 126 mph, with the SRT700 stopping clock at 190 mph.
At these levels of showmanship a car can begin to shed a few screws here and there, let loose one or five bolts in all the wrong places. So Hennessey is providing an upgraded engine management system, pro installation as well as a one year limited warranty. If you should happen upon one of these on the road know that it’s one of only 25 to be made. Other challengers are welcome.
HMMM... maybe if you actually fully read the article you would see that this car will have only one turbo, and i'm sure that if it had a twin turbo set up it could easily break 1000bhp, and as for the gear box and suspension mods, hennessey has already proven that their modifications can handle those power figures, so i'm sure there will be no problem here.
A bi-turbo setup would have been amazing for this car, 1 big turbo means some good o'l turbo lag. As for 1000hp from this in a twin turbo wouldn't last more than a few hrs. It is a strong block but 1000hp is crazy, it would need a race car quality cast block out of fancy alloys and then some forged internals again out of fancy materials. It would simply be too expensive to get 1000hp out of this thing. If you are set on getting 1000hp out of a dodge might as well waste your $ on the 1000 Venom Viper.
I want to see one with a throw back to the old school modified muscle cars. Blown! with drag slicks.
hooooooooooooo classic!! beautiful!! much better looking than the camaro! (camaro front looks much more modern tho i'll give it that) this thing will be a BEAST when modded by dragsters
They should also have a E85 program for them muscle living tree huggers.
Gas nearing $4/gallon. This is sure to be a big winner for Cerberus.
Intrestin tunning...planing really twin turbo? I want to see those gearbox modification, suspension and hwo they keep the tail on track it`s a lot of power ... remind me the 3.6 twin turbo RUF CTR3 whit 700hp too